Wall construction



Dec. 30, 1924. 1,520,782

E. E. swlNEY @wg-Ey W- Patented Dec. 30, 1924.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

EVERETT E. SWINEY, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNOR TO KNAPP BROTHERS MANU- FACTURING COMPANY, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, A CORPORATION OF ILLINOIS.

WALL CONSTRUCTION.

Application filed September 24, 1923. Serial No. 664,365.

10 all whom 'it may con-cern.:

Be it known that I, EVERETT E. SwiNEY, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of the city of Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in a Vall Construction; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and eXact description of the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the numerals of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

This invention relates to a wall construction adjacent doorways, windows and the like, for buildings. y

In the past, it has been customary to enclose the margins of the walls, especially the plastering adjacent the door ways, in metal casings which contact the door frame; and when the doors would be slammed shut, the jar transmitted to the metal casings would frequently crack or damage the plaster.

This invention is designed to overcome thi-s defect and at the same time provide a hollow chan'lber in the wall adjacent the door for receiving the electric wiring.

It is therefore an object to provide a stress receiving member for protecting` the plastering adjacent the doors and absorbing the shock or jars lof the door, and simultaneously providing a wire conduit passage or chamber.

Tith these and other objects in view which will become more apparent in the following description and disclosures, this invention comprises the novel structure and combinations hereinafter described and more particularly pointed out and defined in the appended claims.

In the accompanying drawings which illustrate a preferred embodiment of this invention and in which similar reference numerals refer to similar features in the different views:

Figure l is a fragmentary elevational View of a door with the novel wall construction adjacent thereto.

Figure 2 is a fragmentary horizontal section through a wall substantially upon the line 2 2 of Figure l upon an enlarged scale.

Figure 3 is a perspective view of a metal casing for encasing the margin or plastering at the end of the wall.

In referring now to the drawings which illustrate one embodiment of this invention. the reference numeral l represents a wall finished with the usual plaster coatings 2. Where there is to be an opening in the wall to provide space for a door or window, the end of the wall is usually provided with a wooden border or end member 3 constituting a part of the frame of the opening. This end member 3 which i-s usually termed the buck, is shown as partially covered at its sides by the pla-ster 2.

The ends or margins of the plaster 2 are usually incased in metal retainers, and in Figure C) there is illustrated a novel form of metal retainer comprising a stamped metal form having a base portion 4 provided with filler holes 5 and marginal spaced dovetail parts or members 6 provided with upwardly struck tongues 7 which are adapted to be embedded in the plaster coating and conjointly with the dovetail members 6 serve to securely anchor the metal retainer in the plaster coating. The base Ll is provided with a flange 8 at right. angles. thereto; the width of the flange 8 corresponding to the thickness 'of the plaster coating and being provided with a marginal. lip adapted to overlie the outer edge or border of the plaster coating in flush relation therewith. The flange 8 is preferably provided with a series of Iiller holes l() for the plaster'. These metal retainers give shape and pern'iauency to the ends of the plaster coatings. They are applied as shown in Figure 2 with the base portion partially abutting the buck 3 and with the flanges 8 forming substantially the ends of the plaster coatings which are applied after the retainers have been properly positioned and anchored in the partition by means of nails l1 or the like.

It should be understood that the aforedescribed construction may form yone or two sides of the door opening and the top thereof. In the drawings there is only illustrated the construction at the unhinged edge of the door; Figure l however shows the construction also continuing over the top of the door.

A door frame is usually placed in the opening thuswise provided and the door hinged to said frame. In Figure 2 the reference numeral 12 designates the frame member forming the unhinged side of the door opening, and 13 represents the door jamb With the door 14C abutting thereagainst. The

irame member' 12 is usually spacedfa short distance trom the buck 3 by means of spacing members 15.

In'the past it has been customary to extend the plaster coatings and metal retainers into contact with the trame member 1Q; con: sequently, the jars arisingfrom shutting or slamming the door would -be transmitted itothe metal retain-ers and plaster coatings and frequently cause the plaster coatings to crack. alsor provide a space 'for the electric wirecon'- duits, this invention'conteiiiplatesspacing. 152` they ends of the plaster coating-saffsuiticienty distance from thev door trame member 12. andextendinga resilient metal plate or stripf of suitable form from the plaster' coatings Inf the illustrated form to the door frame.

fol` this invention,y the'plaster coatings partially` overlap the bucks 3, andfmetal platesl 0r strips 16 overlap theend margins of the plaster lcoatings with their vover] appingmargins'slightly crimped inwardly, andr Ithey ex.-

endsvbeiiig suitably bentV into Contact with thedoor-irame member 12, thuswiseproviding a hollowspaceY in which the Wirey conduits 17 may be placed. The metal strips "or plates-16 are `preferably anchored. tothe;- bucks 8 by means of screws-18 having; their' lieads'countersunlr in the said: plates.

These'plates 16 form jar or shoclr'abserbing plates in that they absorb theijars-and': t? shocks of the door andtransmitthe same,v to alargeextent to thebuclrs 3 throughsthe;

screws 18; the endsv of' the plates 16 that overlap lthe plaster coatings notbeing combined with said plaster coatings soas to transmita cracking, force thereto.

It is apparent that the plates 16 -fornr hollcw shoelr absorbing extensions-te the plaster coatings that prevent the same from crackingr'and at thel saine time they provide suit-- able spaces for the wire conduits.

.. forr protecting; said Wall 'from' theshocks ot' thel door,I comprising', a. kflexible shoclf ab-- sorbing; member bridgingv the gap` between said Wall and frame.

To overcome this objection'- and to'.

tend toward the door trame; thel extending.

2. Thecombination Witlradoorframe and Wall adjacent thereto,. ota resilient shock absorbing member for protecting the Wall comprising a metal member overlapping the wall and looselycontaetingwvith saidl trame. 3. Inf a plastered Wall construction for d0ors.or the lilre having an encased margin for the plaster, a metal strip overlapping saidV encased .i margin., and extending therefrom into contact with the door frame.

et. The combination .Withga lplasterednwall having/amend buck, and a1r'r'ainedetining an opening; adjacent i ther-ete but abutting;vv said end bucliot' zu shock absoribingnieniber. li-Xed tof saidr fbuck f and bridging, the f gap between;

saidr .Wal-l. and. ffram-e and-eie'etivefor transmitting:- Vibratiions to said buck.

' 5;- The combination 'With-the frame ot? adoorway and: a: plastered fwallg; of a metal eX- tension member@ for-ming; continuation of saidawall and saidf yaime, for thepurpose-described. i

6r.lhe-*combiiiationf with a plastered@y Wall and@ a trame at'the yendf'otysai-d lWalleot-aff;

metal structure connectingg-y said 'frame and W-all and'ideining a: space for Wiring,r said metal structure also: acting as a sliockabsorbiing memberg-.forithe purpose described.y

7.v The-conibination with a. Walll having an end buck. and aa; frame-.adjacent thereto iir spacedzrelati'on butf abutting:*saidy end. bucle... off a. pflaster coating, ona the Wally extended: partially to overlie the buck, and a resilient' one A edge` lapped l over 'the adj acentv plaster edge, the opposite: trim edgea4 being'r.y turned toward:.theafranie'i-tol rest thereupon therebI to bridge the gapl between the.y traineeA and the buch andwtedefiiiea spaeerforwi-riiig.`

8; .The combination with a-ivall havingfy anend bucle and-ga; trame adjacent thereto inf spaced; relatroirbut abutting; :said end bucht.

o r' a plaster coating` on the Wall extended' partially to' overlief, the bucle, meansv t'er t protecting-the plaster coat-ing;4 alonggy its edge ad. jacent i to; l the4 bucle. and a. tr-im extending? rremsardepnote ting` means-to the rameg.y

haiving afconneetion:Withther-buck,l tlie;tfrimi bein'ggla-pped past the: protectirrgnieansito conceal the sam-e andrztol'deli-ne aspaeeafor' Wiring;

In f testin-io-nyrv whereof I haNehereunto subscribed my name in the presence of; two:V

subscribing; Witnesses.y f

EVERETT ESWINEY. Witnesses CHARLEsW. HiLLsg Jr;a CARLTON HILL.

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